Two weeks ago I talked about the ancient ritual of tithing. Honestly, I used to hate to talk about anything financial. I was defensive. But the longer I tithe the more I love to talk about it. Why? Because I believe in it. So I threw caution to the wind and preached my heart out.

This past weekend we had the largest offering in NCC history. Honestly, I’m pretty sensitive about attendance and giving numbers. It’s not something we talk about very often. But I think it’s important to celebrate this. Preachers don’t always get to see “tangible evidence” that they are making a difference because the transformation isn’t measurable. It’s spiritual. It’s invisible. But tithing is measurable. What encouraged me the most is how many new givers we had. So proud of the way NCCers responded to that message.